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Short-term rates may fall but the Fed's quantitative tightening, which tends to pressure financing costs for most mortgages, persists. Here the net impact.
December 14 -
The Federal Open Market Committee's Summary of Economic Projections probably won't offer the 130 basis points of cuts next year that the market expects.
December 12 -
The Federal Reserve will need to start hitting the brakes on the unwind of its balance sheet as the outlook for the central bank's reserves grows increasingly murky, according to Wrightson ICAP.
December 11 -
The rally in Treasuries ahead of the Federal Reserve's first interest-rate cut may only just be getting started, according to Bank of America Corp. research.
December 7 -
The head of the short-selling firm Muddy Waters said he's short Blackstone Mortgage Trust, saying the publicly traded real estate investment trust is exposed to a perfect storm of economic conditions hitting commercial real estate and may face a liquidity crisis.
December 6 -
Treasuries resumed their rally on Tuesday as further labor-market slowdown reinforced speculation the Federal Reserve will be able to cut interest rates next year to prevent a recession.
December 5 -
The company will appeal the New York Stock Exchange's determination that it hasn't demonstrated compliance with NYSE rules within an 18-month period.
December 5 -
Real estate finished November as the second best performing group in the S&P 500 Index adding 12%, trailing slightly behind tech's 13% gain. The momentum was fueled by bets the central bank may begin cutting rates as early as next year.
December 1 -
Whether the rally extends into December and then 2024 depends on if the principal forces behind it — signs that the economy and inflation are slowing and that the Federal Reserve is done hiking interest rates — keep building.
November 30 -
The conflict of interest rule for securitizations doesn't appear to discourage routine transactions, but could add to nonbank compliance costs.
November 29